Pre-Columbian Literatures of Mexico, Paperback - Miguel Leon-Portilla

Reducere. This volume presents ancient Mexican myths and sacred hymns, lyric poetry, rituals, drama, and various forms of prose, accompanied by informed crit...

Reducere. For hundreds of years, the history of the conquest of Mexico and the defeat of the Aztecs has been told in the words of the Spanish victors. Miguel...

Reducere. From New Interpretations of the glyphic writings of the Maya through the poetic response to events in modern Chiapas, here is a history of Mexico a...

Reducere. Who were the poets of Mexico in the days of Aztec splendor? What were the poems of a culture so different from our own? In this first English-langu...

„Pana cand a aparut aceasta carte, republicata de nenumarate ori, unica marturie referitoare la cucerirea Americii era cronica scrisa de spaniolii ...

Conchistadorii prin ochii aztecilor. Antologie de texte indigene - Miguel Leon-Portilla

Reducere. The most in-depth and scholarly panorama of Western spirituality ever attempted In one series, the original writings of the universally acknowledge...

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Reducere. "Pana cand a aparut aceasta carte, republicata de nenumarate ori, unica marturie referitoare la cucerirea Americii era cronica scrisa de spaniolii ...

Reducere. This is a sourcebook and treasury of unique designs, in a collection never published before--300 original motifs created by the Aztecs, Toltecs, To...

In this second English-language edition of one of his most notable works, Miguel Le n-Portilla explores the Maya Indians' remarkable concepts of ti...

A brave and necessary account, it brings together the work from seven of Mexico's finest journalists, on the outrageous circumstances of hundreds o...

Reducere. Alfonso Reyes (1889-1959) was the leading Mexican writer of his time. He was revered by his great successor Octavio Paz, a writer who, like himself...

Reducere. Antonio L pez de Santa Anna (1794-1876) is one of the most famous, and infamous, figures in Mexican history. Six times the country's president, he ...

Publisher: Jon CarpenterAuthor(s): Linda MajzlikIllustration(s): IllustrationsNumber of pages: 108Publication date: 2002Dimensions: 234 x 155 x 10C...

Experience the flavour of Mexico by using the delicious recipes in this book! As well as being able to make food such as tasty tortillas and guacam...

Reducere. This narrative history of Mexico through 1998 will readers understand the lively and sometimes turbulent history of our neighbor to the south. Surv...

Reducere. Death and the Idea of Mexico is the first social, cultural, and political history of death in a nation that has made death its tutelary sign. Exami...

Reducere. This concise history looks at Mexico from political, economic, and cultural perspectives, portraying Mexico's struggle to break out of the colonial...

Reducere. Cover the developments in Mexico. This title includes: Mexico's pre-Columbian civilizations as well as contemporary indigenous cultures; The enviro...

Reducere. "Mexico's history is a mixture of conquest and plunder, violence and brutality, fabulous civilizations, and spectacular cultural achievements. A fa...

Reducere. Since the mid 1970s, there has been an extraordinary renewal of interest in early modern architecture, both as a way of gaining insight into contem...

The ghost of a weeping woman dressed in white, La Llorona, is often spotted beside bodies of water. People in Mexico and in the south-western Unite...

Reducere. Mexican history comes to life in this "fascinating" work by the author of Lone Star: A History of Texas and the Texans (The Christian Science Monit...

Reducere. DescriptionThe ghost of a weeping woman dressed in white, La Llorona, is often spotted beside bodies of water. People in Mexico and in the southwes...

Reducere. Historians are concerned today that the Spaniards' early accounts of their first experiences with the Indians in the Americas should be balanced wi...

Reducere. Malintzin was the indigenous woman who translated for Hernando Cort s in his dealings with the Aztec emperor Moctezuma in the days of 1519 to 1521....

Reducere. Explore the Captivating History of the Zapotec CivilizationThe Zapotecs lived and thrived, and became a civilization of interest to the Conquistado...

Reducere. This essential guide to safety in the field features 90 venomous animals and more than 250 poisonous plants and fungi. The 340 line drawings make i...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Olga Jimenez De WagenheimAuthor: Olga Jimenez De WagenheimBecause many of the documents and books about Puerto Rico have be...

Reducere. The Tarahumara, one of North America's oldest surviving aboriginal groups, call themselves Rar muri, meaning "nimble feet"--and though they live in...

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts written by Emperor Maximilian and his wife of their lives and reign in Mexico *Includes online resources and ...

Reducere. Did you know that as of 2018, Argentina has a literacy level of 99 percent? Are you curious to find out how it achieved this? Argentina has a long ...

Reducere. Did you know that as of 2018, Argentina has a literacy level of 99 percent? Are you curious to find out how it achieved this?Argentina has a long a...

Reducere. DescriptionMexican cuisine has emerged as a paradox of globalization. Food enthusiasts throughout the world celebrate the humble taco at the same t...

Spanish Conquistadors and the Imperial Catholic Church--through murder and fire?tried to erase from history the creation stories of the Aztecs and ...

Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & CollectionAuthor(s): John W. HoopesNumber of pages: 482Collection: Dumbarton Oaks Other Titles in Pre-...

Reducere. With the publication of the 1619 Project by The New York Times in 2019, a growing number of Americans have become aware that Africans arrived in No...

For the first time, poetry, short stories, critical and creative essays, chants, and excerpts of plays by Indigenous Micronesian authors have been ...

Reducere. The first edited collection to bring ecocritical studies into a necessary dialogue with postcolonial literature, this volume offers rich and sugges...

In this profoundly innovative book, Ashon T. Crawley engages a wide range of critical paradigms from black studies, queer theory, and sound studies...

Reducere. Literatures of Madness: Disability Studies and Mental Health brings together scholars working in disability studies, mad studies, feminist theory, ...

Reducere. When Europeans first arrived on this continent, Algonquian languages were spoken from the northeastern seaboard through the Great Lakes region, acr...

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Crosby's landmark 1972 work argues that environmental factors shape our history just as much as-and sometimes more than-human factors.

Reducere. Thirty years ago, Alfred Crosby published a small work that illuminated a simple point, that the most important changes brought on by the voyages o...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PlcNumber of pages: 304Collection: Cosmopolitan-Vernacular Dynamics in World LiteraturesPublication date: 2022Dime...

Reducere. A mysterious and majestic white stallion, an angelic but unsophisticated village priest, gossips with scathing tongues, and a blacksmith with aweso...